[Bob Dix]

Good result,

35mm film is still a tad better than digital “C” drive on the 100 foot screens in Australia , but, it is improving . The high definition quality that you get from 1920 x 1080pa, and you can do it yourself, is extraordinary.

Quote : (I’m just a happy layman but in my opinion film these days are more about colour balancing than softness. Looking at the popular Cinema Picture Style sharpness is set to 3.)

The world has changed ………………

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[Bob Dix]

Hi Lars,

“You should be able to get the sharpness on your budget.”

You are right the Canon HV20 is a real stunner and we have been using it along side 2 Canon 5D Mark II’s for over 3 years, the 5D images & video from a 35mm sensor are better at a price, but, on a split screen you may not notice .
However, setting the HV20 to cinema mode will in my opinion degrade the image , softer (as Steve says) you may like that.

So set it on say Program AE or TV mode and it will select the sharpest possible aperture, say F11 to F22.That is what you have done, I think. You will need a 1920x 1080 monitor for best results to compare.

My grand daughter has bought a Canon 600D ( it is equipped with an EF-S Lens for the smaller sensor not the EF L Series Lens for the pro cameras., I have not used it, but, regardless, if it is similar to the 5D Mark II #go into,

You can improve the sharpness by adjustment in the camera Menu.

#1. MENU>
PICTURE STYLE> scroll down to say > Landscape>Click on >INFO Detail Set and you will have a menu of, Sharpness, Contrast, Saturation, Color Tone.In Sharpness you have 7 levels to tune your camera to, try it. You will need to use the dial on the rear ? Read the Manual, you should not have that issue.

The problem you have is that the Lens designed for that camera may not be as professional as the EF L series professional lens System designed for the 35mm Sensors of the other Canon EOS Cameras.
We have been in the image business for over 30 years and the images out of the 5D Mark II is as good as or better than that out of a Zeiss equipped Hasselblad, a medium format camera.

You will get it right or go back to Canon Service and get them to check it out.

Incidentally , you can buy the EF lens for that camera at a price, but,the zoom length will change as will the wide angle coverage.

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[Bob Dix]

Christian,
Some time ago Canon Service advised that to get the smoothest result out of the Canon 5 D Mark II set the shutter speed at 1/50 sec, PAL which is 25fps.However ,in bright sunshine the image could be overexposed, you may need to go to 1/125 sec or higher, check the LCD. Also, check this out > :https://www.videomaker.com/article/10418/2/

It appeared to improve the smoothness of the video.

For tape camcorders the default speed is normally, 1/50 or 1/60 sec

But, recently I needed to throw the background in video out of focus by using F/5.6 and speeds in some cases went as high as 1/2000 sec, Frankly I could not fault the smoothness of the video at any speed ? And that certainly gets rid of any dust spots on the sensor ?

This is also worth a look > https://www.canon5dtips.com/the-basics/what-is-the-best-shutter-speed-for-movie-mode/

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[Bob Dix]

I know you use a Canon 5D Mark II, I use it mainly for stills and any thing that moves on 1920 x 1080 HD using mainly the Image Stabilized EF 3.5f 28-135mm lens. I agree the Sony V1 feels and performs like a real professional unit a bit like the old Canon EX1 Hi-8, dated now but, great video in it’s time.

Technology is marching on and presenting new challenges, not all good.

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[Bob Dix]

You are right Peter on 3CCD’s, which we use in PANASONICS & CANON CMOS HDV/MPEG-2 tape NO ISSUES. With THE CANON 5D MARK II’S there was an issue as mentioned, but, if you have the dollars or euros, Canon has put out the # Canon IS 2.8f EF L series 70-200mm Lens with a special Image stabilization for fast horizontal panning some $2000+ Aud. Oddly enough over the past two years I only use IS lens as most work is done hand held, and better panning techniques @/ 1/50 second,25fps PAL I have never had the “rolling shutter problem” maybe just lucky.The stills out of this camera 5D mark II are magic and the video has nearly replaced all others.

Canon Service advised me of the release of this lens # but, I do not need the zoom.

Very cold in Australia……………

Ps. The older tape camcorders still do marvelous 1440 x 1080 HD video when needed.

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[Bob Dix]

Hi Christian,
2.5 years ago this happened at times ,but, with smooth panning and the right Canon IS lens and even the right Stabilizer in Premier Pro 5.5.2 you can eliminate your problem. Using an older Pro tape videocamcorder will also fix the issue and still retain HD quality.

Good luck

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[Bob Dix]

Thanks , Alex,

I thought so .

Bob

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[Bob Dix]

Check out Adobe for approved Nvidia Video Cards, otherwise the Mercury Engine for Accelerated graphics may not work,in our other graphics business we use the largest laptop monitors, 17″ and above, small ones are no fun. do a trial of CS6 and see if it handles the H.264mov and AVCHD codecs fast enough if you run Canon’s EOS 7D or 5D mark II or III

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[Bob Dix]

Is there any issue with 8GB Ram, I use 12 GB in the XEON Workstation

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[Bob Dix]

Paddy,

You are forgiven, we all get tired.

Bob

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